Charles John Brown

Charles John Brown (13 October 1959-) was Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland from 2011 to 2017, succeeding Giuseppe Leanza, and Apostolic Nuncio to Albania from 2017, succeeding Ramiro Moliner Ingles.

Biography
Charles John Brown was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York on 13 October 1959 to a father of German descent and a mother of Irish descent. His family was the only non-Jewish family in their apartment block, and the family left tthe city in 1964. In 1989, he was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of New York, and he was sent to Rome for his studies in 1991. From 1994 to 2011, he worked as an official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and he dealt with child sex abuse cases. In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, and he helped to confirm and deepen the ties between Ireland and the Papacy. In 2017, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Albania.